Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-06-18


death like air." l answered.
Sho laughed.
"And the Girl All, see now. Il Is she OF
whom thou didst speak TO mo Well, bid
them both 10 leave US, and we will SEQ TO
this sick Lion OF thine. love not that under
lings should perceive my wisdom"
Thereon told Ustane in Arabic and Job in
English both 10 leave tho roon-an order
which the latter obeyed readily enough and
was glad to obey, for he could not in any
way subdue his fear But it was otherwise
with Ustane.
"What does She wantp she whispered,
divided between her fear OF tho terrible
queen and her anxiety to remain near Leo.
at ia surely right OF wife to DO near her
husband when he dleth. Nav. will not 60,
my lord tho Baboonn
"Why doth not that woman leave us, my
HollyP asked Ayesha, from the other end Of
tho cave, where she was engaged in care
leisly examining some sculptures on tho wall
"She doth not like to leave Leo answered.
not knowing what to say. Ayesha wheeled
round, and. pointing TO the girl ustane, snid
ono word. and one only, bus it was quite
enough, for the tone in which 1t was said
meant VbAamcs.
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And sullenly Ustane crcpt past her on her
hands and knees, and went.
"Thou seest, my Holly" said Ayesha, with
little laugh, it was time | gave these
people lesson in obedience. The girl went
nigh to disobeyng me- but then she did not
lear.i this morning how treat the disobedi-
emit. Well, she has gone; and now let mo sec
the youth" and she gliled toward tho couch
on which Leo lay, with his face in tho shadow
and turned TO the wall.
"tIe hath noble shape" she said as she
bent over him to look upon his face
Next second hcr talland wilIowy form was
staggering back acro-i The room, as though
she had been shot or stabbed, staggering back
till at last sho struck the cavern wall, and
then there burst from her lips the most awful
ana unearthly scream that ever heard in all
my life.
"Wllat is it, AYesha 2" / cried. ais he
dead fA
She turned and sprang toward me lil.e
hgress.
Thou doS!' she said, in her terrible whis-
per, which sounded like tho hiss of u snake;
why didst thou hide this from NOR and she
stretched out her arm, and thought sine was
going to Stay me.
"What~ | calculated, in the most lively
terror-"whatN
"Ahl" she said, "perchance thou didst not
know. Learn, my Holly, learn; there lies
there lies my lost Kallikrates. Kalikrates,
who has come back to me at last, ~ ] knew
he would-as l knew he would;n and she
began to sob and to laugh, and generally to
so on like any other lady who is Little upset,
murmuring, "Kallikrates, Kallikrates."
"NoIsensc," thought | to myself, but / did
not like to say it; and, indeed, at that mo-
ment was thinking of Leo's life, having for
gotten everything else in that terrible anx-
iety. What feared now was that he should
die whilst she was carrying ON
"Unless thou canst help him, Ayesha," |
put in, by way of q reminder, "thy Kali
krates will soon be far beyond thy calling.
Surely, he dieth even now"
"True," she said, with a start. ooh, why
did not como beforel l am unnerved-my
hand treinbles, even mine-and yet it Is very
easy. Here, thou Holly, take this vial, )" and
she produced u tiny jar of pottery from the
folds Of her garment, sand pour the liquid in
it down his throat. 1t will cure him il he be
not dead. Swift now, swift the man dies!n
glanced toward him; it was true enough,
Leo was in his death struggle. | saw his
poor face turning ashen, and the breath began
to rattle i'll his throat. The vial was stop
pered with little piece Of wood. | drew il
with my teeth, and drop of the fluid within
. few upon my tongue. 1t had a sweet flavor
and for second made my head swim and q
mist gather before my eyes, but happily the
effect passed away as swiftly as it had arisen
Il \ haI ,ciI ~, t,.l.
. expiring-his golden head was slowly turn
ing from side to side, and his mouth wa.
slightly open. called to Ayesha to hold hi,
, head, and this she managed to do, though The
I woman was quivering from head to foot lik,
, an aspen leaf or o startled horse Then
forcing the jaw little more open, poured
, the contents of the vial into his mouth. In
, stantly little vapor arose from it, as hap
pens when one disturbs nitric acid, and thi
, sight did not increase my hopes, already fain
/, enough, of the efficacy of the treatment.
, Ono thing, however, was certain, the dealt
, throes ceased-at first thought because h,
had got beyond them and C. ossed the awfu
rivor. His face turned a livid pallor, and hi
heart beats, which had been feeble enough
BEFORE seemed to die away altogether-on
I the eyelid still twitched little. In IN,
doubt l looked up at Ayesha, whose hcat
wrapping had slipped back in her oxcitomcn
; when she went Keeling across the room. Sh
: was still holding Leo's head, and, with fac
as pale as his, watching his countenance witt
! such an expression Of agonized anxiety as
; have never seen before. Clearly she did no
know If no would live or die. Five minute
! passed, and saw that she was abandoning
hope; her lovely oval face seemed to fall i
: and grow visibly thinner beneath the pressur
I Of mental agony, whose pencil drew blac
= lines about the hollow Of her eyes. The cora
! faded even from her lips, till they were O
!. white as Leo's face, and quivered pitifulIy.
was shocking to 500 her; even in my ow
|, grief felt for hcrs
as it too later" gasped.
Sho hid her face in her hands and made N
answer, and l, too, turned away. But as
did SO | heard deep drawn breath, ant
!. looking down, perceived Il limo of color Greer
ing up Leo's face, then another and another
and then-wonder OF wonde,s.---the man W
+ had thought dead turned over on his side.
q "Thou secst,D said in a whisper.
? II see," she answered, hoaseY. "He
saved. ] thought we were too late; anothe
Z monochrome little moment more-and i
had been gone" and she burst into an awfr